Delhi Daredevils are now officially knocked out of this edition of the Indian Premier League as they lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday. AB de Villiers played a vital role in scripting a win by keeping their playoff hopes alive.
Meanwhile, the Delhi camp once again proved to be a “warehouse” for raw Indian young talents. Abhishek Sharma, the 17-year old youngster made his debut and smashed Bangalore bowlers to corners of the stadium.
Abhishek is the second player from the 21st century to represent a team in the cash-rich league next to Mujeeb Zadran. Abhishek played a role of an all-rounder in the Under 19 World Cup. A left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox bowler, he played a vital role against Bangladesh in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Yesterday, he scored a quickfire 46 off just 19 deliveries that included three boundaries and four huge sixes. Even Tim Southee was taken to cleaners by him and the bowlers really felt hard to restrict his brutal force.
Twitter erupted after this knock and appreciated him for showing his potential on a big stage in his debut match:
And @IamAbhiSharma4 has arrived ! 46 of 19 this kid is special dd vs RCB
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 12, 2018
I see two really promising middle order left-handed bastmen in @RishabPant777 and @IamAbhiSharma4 who can make it to the Indian side. The Former is a good wicket keeper and the latter is a handy bowler. #DDVRCB #IPL2018
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 12, 2018
This is just getting reductions now! Having seen impressive young player after impressive young player make their mark in this @IPL .. Abhishek Sharma comes out and goes 46*(19)👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽. #VIVOIPL
— Mel Jones (@meljones_33) May 12, 2018
Maybe hindsight is 20:20 but so is this game…why would #DD not play Abhishek Sharma earlier? It’s not as if they had a winning combination! And these U19 boys have all been special -Gill, Shaw, Abhishek, Mavi..all look like they belong #DDvRCB #VIVOIPL
— Hemant (@hemantbuch) May 12, 2018
#DD, did you really keep this kid—Abhishek Sharma out for so long??? Looks special…. #DDvRCB #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 12, 2018
These young kids just look so ready! #AbhishekSharma. Now looking forward to watching young Sandeep Lamichhane. Brilliant to see a player from Nepal in the #IPL!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 12, 2018
#AbhishekSharma family including father Raj Kumar Sharma along with his mother travelled from Amritsar to Delhi 2 watch their son make @IPL debut. Both would b very proud of him. After all, he had 2 wait 11 games to get a look into playing @DelhiDaredevils XI
— Shalini Gupta (@shalini8282) May 12, 2018
Young Abhishek Sharma, not quite 18, turns spotlight on himself with some fantastic strokeplay. Shows richness of talent in Indian cricket
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 12, 2018
Abishek sharma is something to watch out for🙏🙏🙏 that timing on the straight lofted drive over southee 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
— kaushik (@Kaushik1695S) May 12, 2018
Delhi Daredevils you beauty😍😍✌✌…DD is the only team which expose the talent of young peoples like pant,shreyas iyer ,Vijay sankar and now abishek sharma…
— கரிகாலன் (@rajar07) May 12, 2018
Another India U19 players gets a chance at the #IPL2018 ….. Abhishek Sharma looks another outstanding prospect … !!! #India
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 12, 2018
Vivo IPL 2018 @abishek Sharma today played wonderful knock love to see Debut match and Sandeep lamichane Nepal player wonder cricketer…. Good to see
— Naresh Manche (@NareshManche6) May 12, 2018
Abishek Sharma what a talent 👌Take a bow man … #DDvRCB #IPL2018
— Raaj (@raajcr709) May 12, 2018
Repeat after me,
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell
Abhishek Sharma is better than Maxwell#DDvRCB— Vaishali♀️ (@vaishali_45) May 12, 2018
👉Name : Abhishek Sharma
👉Age : 17
👉Ball Faced : 19
👉Runs : 46
👉Fours : 3
👉Sixes : 4
👉Strike Rate : 242.1When Life Gives You Abhishek Make It Sharma Not Mishra. 👏🙏 #DDvRCB #RCBvDD #AbhishekSharma
— Jai Thala Dhoni (@madam_jadeja) May 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/MenInBlueDvotee/status/995335327266082816
Disappointment at the Kotla. Enjoyed @abhisheksharma 's stellar debut & kept waiting for him to bowl, but it seems his captain forgot he was there while the @DelhiDaredevils pacemen were carted all over the park by @RCBTweets. Once @ABdeVilliers17 & @imVkohli got going, it was🚫 pic.twitter.com/OIJd2OY9uJ
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 12, 2018
Amazing range of proper cricketing shots from elegant left hand batsman Abhishek Sharma. Reminded of David Gower.
— Makarand Waingankar (@wmakarand) May 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/SdilliRtf/status/995335442152046592?s=20